, 1887-07-30
suppress,ng Pleuro Pneumonia.

ooPPl CobIAB ASuD1Ohld.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The chief of
the bureau of animal industry has made a
preliminary report to the commissioner of
agriculture in reference to the progress of
the work for the suppression of pleuro
pneumonia for the six months ending
July 80, 1887. He states that the act Of
March 8 has enabled the bureau to accom-.
plish very much more than was possible
previous to that time. The new rules
have been very favorably received and
accepted by the following states and terri
tories: Alaska, Arizona, California, Da-
kato, District of Columbia, Idaho. Iowa,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Maine, Mississippi, Minnesota, Montana,
New jersey, New Mexico, New York,
Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont. Virginia, Washington
Territory, West Virginia and Wyoming.
The legislatures of Illinois, New York,
Rhode Island and Virginia have passed
acts giving full authority to the national
bureau.
Pennsylvania is the only state believed
to be infected with pleuro pneumonia, the
authorities of which have declined both
to accept the new rules and regulations
and to give the national inspectors any
recognition in this work. The last COM
munication from the governor of that
state was to the effect that Pennsylvania
would allow the government to pay the
expenses Of the work provided it was
done wholly under and subject to the rules
OF officers appointed by the governor.
Other conditions are also named, which
the chief of the bureau thinks it would
be useless to try to comply with, and he
recommends an investigation into he
extent of the infection in Pennsylvania,
and if it should be found Sufficient to en-
danger other states hat rigid quarantine
be established.
During these six months the officers of
the bureau have inspected 2 1868 herds in
Illinois, containing 1851 animals. They
have made post norton examinations on
the carcasses of 5, 1873 animals hat had to
be slaughtered from infected districts. OF
these 299 animals showed signs of conta-
glous pleuro pneumonia. Since April
Goth, Sl9 animals had been compulsorily
slaughtered in Cook county and paid for
by this bureau. OF these 234, or nearly
so per cent, were affected by this disease.
Very few affected animals are now being
found, and 1t is believed that the outbreak
is about stamped out.
In Maryland ? ,40S herds have oeen in
spected, containing 25, 739 animals. OF
these herds 233, containing 2,676 animals,
were quarantined, The number of dis
eased animals found in these herds we're
744. A total of 1888 post mortem ex-
aminatiOns have been made on the car
cases of slaughtered animals, showing 765
to have been infected with pleuro pneu-
monia. Very few recent cases of disease
have been found, and it is believed but
little more is to be apprehended.
Work in New Jersey has only recently
commenced. Four hundred and fifty
three herds, containing 3,Slj animals,
have been inspected. Twenty herds have
been found to be infected, containing 8, 2S4
head, OF which twenty-five we're reported
diseased. Twenty-e eight animals were
slaughtered, of which fifteen were found
to be affected with pleuro pneumonia,
In New York s~eventy-nine herds, con-
tanning 2,2Ol animals, were inspected. OF
these forty-fve herds were infected and
contained 937 animals, of which 1876 were
reported diseased. The number of
slaughtered were III, of which twenty
five showed symptoms of pleuro pneu-
mOnia.
The total number of herds inspected
during the six months is 1851, containing
As, O95 animals Two hundred and ninety
eight herds and IL, CPS animals have been
| placed in quarantine, among which were
found 904 diseased animals. Post mortem
examinations were made on the carcasses